大学思辨英语教程精读4教学课件Unit_8.pptx

Unit 8 The Scope of Tolerance;;;;Critical Thinking ;Lead in;Lead in;Background Knowledge;Background Knowledge;Background Knowledge;Background Knowledge;Background Knowledge;Background Knowledge;Background Knowledge;Background Knowledge;Background Knowledge;Background Knowledge;Background Knowledge;Background Knowledge;Background Knowledge;Background Knowledge;Background Knowledge;Background Knowledge;Background Knowledge; ; ;What is the purpose of Raphael Cohen-Almogor for writing this essay?; ;1. How do you interpret the case of an excited mob gathering outside the corn-dealer’s home? What principle regarding the “boundaries of free expression” (Para. 1) do you think Cohen-Almagor seems to suggest? Can you offer your own example(s) to illustrate this principle?;It is one of the few cases Mill used to explain the boundaries of tolerance. Usually comments saying corn dealers are “starvers of the poor or that private property is robbery” is innocuous, but delivering such speech to an excited mob assembled before the house of a corn-dealer would be very dangerous which might instigate some violence towards the corn-dealers, and this is not right and should be limited. Here Cohen-Almagor seems to suggest the principle of we cantolerate the intolerant as long as it doesn’t hurt others’ security.;2. How do you understand Mill’s “self-protection” principle in Para. 4? Use concrete examples to explain it.;3. How does Mill define “libel” (Para. 5)? Find a case of libel from the media to illustrate his definition.;Part II Word Study;2. instigation (Para. 2, line 10) noun [U] 1) at sb’s instigation formal because of someone’s suggestion, request, or demand [正式]在某人的建议下 e.g. an inquiry set up at the instigation of the White 2) the act of starting something 发动，发起;3. ad hoc (Para. 3, line 2) adjective, adverb, formal not planned, but arranged or done only when necessary[正式]临时安排的[地] e.g. decision s made on an ad hoc basis;4. hairsplitting (Para. 3, line 4) noun [U] when peopl